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Hilton team members engage in community services in UAE

UAE, October 20, 2014

Hilton Worldwide, a global hospitality company, took to the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, for a beach clean-up drive as part of the hotel’s third annual Global Week of Service.

The Global week of service, from October 19 to 25, is the company’s commitment to serving and enriching the communities where it lives, works and travels.

More than 100 volunteers, including the hotel’s team members, geared up for a mass clean-up effort as well as other community supporting initiatives across the region.

Christian Grage, vice president of operations, Arabian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide, said: “Global week of service is a fantastic opportunity for us to join together to make a real difference in our local communities, and this year, we hope to make a big splash in the Arabian Peninsula. To see local residents and our team members actively take part in our efforts is inspiring, as we seek to empower visitors to Travel with Purpose – our global commitment to provide shared value to our business, the environment, and communities around the world.”

Equipped with dive equipment, trash bags and gloves, over 40 divers arrived on the Arabian Gulf to help rid the sea of debris and trash. With the support of the hotel’s team members as well as over 40 RAK residents, over 100 kg was collected from two km of the seabed during the two-hour underwater clean-up effort.  On land, volunteers cleared a 1 km stretch of Marjan Island Beach, contributing 325 kg to the haul of trash.

Meanwhile in Dubai, Hilton members returned to Dubai National School in Al Garhoud for the third year running in their bid to make an ongoing contribution to children’s education. They provided new furniture and donated equipment to enhance the children’s learning environment.

Elsewhere in the region, teams from Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, Hilton Abu Dhabi, Hilton Kuwait Resort and Hilton Fujairah descended on the desert, visited local beaches and took to boats to dive off the coast in a nationwide effort that is expected to protect, preserve and enhance the environment. – TradeArabia News Service




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